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| National Congresses RNRF
conducts national congresses. These national meetings provide
an interdisciplinary forum for representatives of RNRF's member
organizations and others.
PRIOR
NATIONAL
CONGRESSES:
Congress on Environmental Science Issues Facing the U.S. Congress and Natural Resources Agencies (conducted at American Geophysical Union conference facility, Washington, D.C.) (2006). Sponsored by the U.S. Geological Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and USDA Forest Service. For more information, visit the congress web site at http://www.rnrf.org/2006cong Congress
on Assessing
and Mitigating Environmental Impacts of Emerging Contaminants (conducted at American Geophysical Union conference
facility, Washington,
D.C.) (2005). Sponsored by the U.S. Geological
Survey.
Additional support provided by the U.S.
Food and Drug Administration. For more
information, visit the congress web site at http://www.rnrf.org/2005cong Building Capacity for Coastal Solutions
(conducted at American Geophysical Union conference facility,
Washington, D.C.)
hosted by American Geophysical Union (2004). Sponsored
by: National
Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration, U.S.
Geological Survey, USDA Forest
Service, and U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency. For more
information, visit the congress web site at http://www.rnrf.org/2004cong Federal Agency Personnel Trends, Budget
Stringencies, Challenges to Higher Education, and Evolving Roles of
Natural Resources Agencies (conducted at
American Association
for the Advancement of Science conference facility,
Washington,
D.C.) hosted by and conducted in association with the AAAS (2003). Sponsored
by: U.S.
Geological Survey, National
Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration, and USDA Forest
Service. For
more information, visit the conference web site at http://www.rnrf.org/2003conf Control of Nonpoint Source Water Pollution:
Options and Opportunities (conducted at Radisson Plaza Lord
Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland) hosted by
Department of Natural Resource Sciences and Landscape Architecture,
University of Maryland (2002). Sponsored by:
National
Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, and USDA Forest
Service. Additional support provided by: U.S.
Geological Survey, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, and
U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
For more information, visit the congress
web site at http://www.rnrf.org/2002congress Promoting
Sustainability in the 21st Century (conducted
at DoubleTree Hotel Janzen Beach,
Portland,
Oregon) Hosted by the College of Forestry,
Oregon State University and
the
College of Forest Resources, University of Washington (2000). Themes: 1)
Utilizing regional
approaches to land allocation and use, and 2) Identifying evolving
roles and educational
needs
of natural resources professionals). Sponsored
by: U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, U.S.
Geological Survey, USDA Forest
Service, and U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
Additional support provided by: USDA Natural Resources Conservation
Service, National
Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration, and Weyerhaeuser Company
Foundation. The congress report is available for purchase at the
"Publications" link. Reports of all congresses are available for
purchase at nominal cost. See our Publications web page for details.
Washington
Round Table on Public Policy Legislative and Public Policy Briefings International
Activities
The Sustained Achievement Award recognizes a long-term contribution and commitment to the protection and conservation of natural resources by an individual. The Outstanding Achievement Award recognizes a project, publication, piece of legislation, or similar concrete accomplishment that occurred during the three years prior to nomination for the award. (An individual cannot receive this award.) RNRF's Excellence in Journalism Award, established in 2001, honors and encourages excellence in print journalism about natural resources. RNRF seeks to advance public education and understanding of important natural resource issues through the dissemination of accurate and scientifically-based information about the environment. The award recognizes work by an individual, group, or organization for print media (such as a book, on-line report, or article/feature in a newspaper, magazine, journal, or newsletter). Sustained Achievement Award Recipients 1992 - Gilbert F. White, Boulder, Colorado Outstanding Achievement Award Recipients 1992 - Water Resources Education Initiative
(accepted by a consortium of nonprofits and federal agencies) Excellence in Journalism Award Recipients 2001 - Bay Journal, Karl
Blankenship,
editor; Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, publisher Recipients of Chairman's Award for Professional Service to the Foundation 2001 - Albert A. Grant, Public Interest
Member of RNRF Board of Directors, Potomac, Maryland Call for 2008 Nominations Selection Criteria
Cecil Lue-Hing Receives 2007 RNRF Sustained Achievement Award  RNRF has
selected Dr. Cecil Lue-Hing to receive its 2007 Sustained Achievement
Award. The Sustained Achievement Award recognizes the long-term
contributions and commitment of an individual to the protection and
conservation of natural resources. Hue-Ling has spent the last 50 years
demonstrating a commitment to the protection of public health and
welfare through the competent and ethical practice of engineering. He
has made major contributions that have substantially advanced
wastewater treatment technology.Lue-Hing was the director for research and development at the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago from 1971-1999. He currently is president of Cecil Lue-Hing & Associates, Inc. Lue-Hing is an invited lecturer at 25 universities and an adjunct professor at the Illinois Institute of Technology. He is an accomplished author, who has published numerous industry-recognized books and reference materials and has contributed more than 30 chapters to various other publications. Among Lue-Hing's accomplishments are being elected to the National Academy of Engineering for which he was cited for contributions to water pollution control engineering and "particularly biosolids management." Lue-Hing's research has been recognized by the World Health Organization, Pan American Health Organization, and International Association on Water Quality. His research has lead to two U.S. patents, "Method and Apparatus for Measuring Cyanide" and "An In-Line Distillation System for Separating Volatile Components Entrained in Liquid." The research facility at the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago was recently renamed the Dr. Cecil Lue-Hing Research and Development Complex. The award was presented at the annual meeting of the RNRF Board of Directors on November 9, 2007, in Potomac, Maryland. "National Coastal Assessment"Prepared by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Receives 2007 RNRF Outstanding Achievement Award  RNRF has selected the National Coastal Assessment
(National Coastal Condition Report III Draft),
produced by the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), to receive its 2007 Outstanding
Achievement Award. The award was established in 1992 and recognizes
outstanding interdisciplinary achievements in the renewable natural
resources fields. The National Coastal Assessment fulfills a requirement of the Clean Water Act to report on the condition of the nation's waters. Therefore, the National Coastal Assessment Team developed ecological indicators and procedures to assess the condition of the nation's coastal resources. While the National Coastal Assessment focused nationally on the condition of coastal waters and changes over time, the monitoring data were summarized at state and regional scales for reporting and management uses at these scales. The National Coastal Assessment has been comprised of three Coastal Condition Reports. The first report was published in 2001, and reported on about 70% of the nation's estuarine resources. The second report, published in 2005, presented data of 100% of the estuarine acreage in the conterminous states and Puerto Rico. Both reports described the nation's estuaries, in the aggregate, as being in fair condition The third Coastal Condition Report is a comprehensive account of the condition of U.S. coastal waters and fisheries, developed collaboratively by the U.S. EPA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The third report (http://www.rnrf.org/nccr3.pdf) will be officially published early in 2008. It is the first complete assessment of the ecological condition of the nation's estuaries. The award was presented at the annual meeting of the RNRF Board of Directors on November 9, 2007, in Potomac, Maryland. "Platte River Odyssey" Produced by University of Nebraska-Lincoln Receives RNRF's 2007 Excellence in Journalism Award  RNRF has selected
the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's "Platte River
Odyssey" to receive its 2007 Excellence in Journalism Award. The award
honors and encourages excellence in print journalism about natural
resources issues through the dissemination of accurate and
scientifically-based information about the environment. The 55-page,
full-color magazine reported on various water issues in the Platte
River basin. Competing claims on the water – from irrigating farmers,
power companies, endangered species and cities – comprise the backdrop
for this timely project and echo similar conflicts throughout the
American West.The magazine resulted from a unique collaboration among faculty and students of the College of Journalism and Mass Communications, and professional journalists. In 2005, the college began to collaborate with the Lincoln Journal Star newspaper in a project called the "Platte River Odyssey." The series educated the newspaper's readers about the complex interplay of law, history, science, and politics that affects the Platte and the people and wildlife depending upon it. Journal Star reporters wrote about policy issues related to water in the Platte basins, and students majoring in science or journalism and enrolled in the college's science writing class, wrote the science-based stories. Between March 2005 and March 2006, the newspaper published more than 20 stories on water issues related to the Platte. In early 2006, students and faculty brought the original stories up to date and added more stories, leading to the publication of “Platte River Odyssey,” the magazine. The magazine is a resource that explains the complex forces influencing public policy governing water use in the basin. The award was presented at the annual meeting of the RNRF Board of Directors on November 9, 2007, in Potomac, Maryland. Home / News / Meetings / Programs / Publications / Board of Directors / Members/Links / Policy Principles Statement / Internships/Education / Subscriptions |
The Foundation has
three annual
awards to recognize outstanding achievements in the renewable resources
fields. Two of the awards—established in 1992—were the first awards to
honor interdisciplinary achievements with an emphasis on the
application of sound scientific practices in managing and conserving
renewable natural resources.